Wanat Combat Action in Afghanistan, 2008

by John McGrath

On 13 July 2008, nine American Soldiers perished while fighting a pitched battle in the village of Wanat in Afghanistan's Waygal Valley. On that day, the men of Company C, 2d Battalion, 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment, endured four hours of intense close quarters combat and mounting casualties. The contingent of 49 United States and 24 Afghan National Army Soldiers valiantly defended their small outpost against a coordinated attack by a determined...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1470102048
• ISBN13: 9781470102043
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.7" x 6.1"